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I apologize if someone already asked this question, but how do I change my "title?" When I post a responce to a thread, it says I am a "Beginning Trainer," with a picture of Prof. Oak with Charmander and Bulbasaur. When I see other peoples' they vary from "Fire expert" to "Plusle!" So I was wondering how I change that, if possible. Thank you in advance!

I'm pretty sure that's your post rank. The picture, at least. The more you post, the higher your rank.
As for the actual title, you can change it under your settings (top right corner of the site), and then 'edit profile'. There should be a custom title spot. :]

Hey can someone help me here? If I have two lv 100 pokemon with exactly the same IV's and different EV's, can I use berries and wings and whatnot to change one's EV's and make them have the same stats, or will maxing out EV's at lv 1 before training always be better?

i really have no idea where to post this.. but does anyone know how to convert .pkm files to in-game through the GTS? i know how to do it but my ISP doesn't allow it to function like it needs to.
if anyone who knows how to do it or knows someone who could, a PM/VM would be greatly appreciated

Hi just wondering since starting ev training in Pokemon Black2/White2 has anyone noticed that the ev girl "north of the pokemon center" in Opelucid City is not there anymore?
If anyone knows where she is could I get a reply

Sand Force, if viewed objectively in a vacuum, is not a bad ability, no. However, of the Pokemon that actually get it, all but Landorus get another ability which, to them at least, is typically better. This is what Smogon has to say about it:

"All of the Pokemon to obtain this ability already are immune to sandstorm damage (bar Shellos). Gigalith is the only Pokemon that doesn't obtain another very good alternative ability; Excadrill has Sand Rush, Probopass has Magnet Pull, Hippowdon has Sand Stream, Gastrodon has Storm Drain, Dugtrio has Arena Trap, and Landorus has Sheer Force in the Dream World. Landorus is the only really common user of the move to power up its STAB Earthquake as well as Stone Edge, since it is the only one naturally fast enough to make use of the power. Excadrill can also make use of it on non-sweeping sets, if you are not too bothered about the massive loss in Speed from not using Sand Rush."

You aren't necessarily shooting yourself in the foot by using it, but you'd better justify why you are using it instead of some other, better ability.

Sand Force Hippowdon actually makes a really cool tank. It's still super bulky, and that base 112 Atk stat is pretty good. When boosted by Sand Force, it has about the equivalent of a base 160 Atk stat, which is phenomenal. I've mentioned this before, but Gigalith hits stupidly hard in the Sand when boosted by Sand Force. It still suffers a lot of competition, but it's a super powerful novelty. Then there's obviously Sand Force Landorus, so you have a decent set of abusers.

It's simply a choice of preference. Sand Force Hippowdon and Sand Stream Hippowdon do two essentially different jobs when paired with Tyranitar. The former does the aforementioned tanking that kills stuff. The latter acts as an insurance against opposing weather.